Chapter 13 — My Father Was a Great General of Tran Bac, He Married Me to a Cold-Faced Prime Minister

I stood up.

“Prepare the car.”

“Miss, the palace gate is sealed, I can't enter——”

“I said prepare the car.”

Thanh Hoa did not dare to advise anymore and hurriedly went to prepare. The carriage sped as fast as it could in front of the palace gate, and sure enough, it was tightly closed. The army blocked the road.

"Prime Minister's wife, there is a decree in the palace, no one is allowed to enter or leave."

“I want to meet the prime minister.”

"Forgiveness for the unforgivable end of the world."

I looked at the closed palace gate and took a deep breath.

“Do you know who my father is?”

“I know, General Tran Bac.”

"Then you should also know, the Tran Bac army has just won two battles in Bac Cuong, tomorrow the triumphal plaque will be presented in front of the palace. You block me today, tomorrow I will tell my father to add a sentence to the medal - I request His Majesty to reward the army guarding the palace gate, what reward? Reward you guys who dare to block the prime minister's wife, your loyalty is commendable, very suitable to go to Bac Cuong to be a vanguard soldier."

The expression of the captain of the forbidden army changed continuously. Finally, he leaned over and took a step forward.

“Madam, please.”

I picked up my skirt and rushed straight into the palace gate. A quick route to Tu Ninh palace. Pushing open the door——The entire main hall, the courtiers knelt on the ground. The Queen Mother sat on the phoenix tower, the new emperor sat next to her, his face as white as paper. Co Dien Chi stood in the middle of the main hall, alone, facing everyone. Ly Hanh knelt next to him, holding a holy edict in both hands. The Queen Mother saw me and slightly raised her eyebrows.

“Oh, the prime minister's wife is here too, just in time.”

“The Ai family is about to announce a decree——”

She took the holy decree from Ly Hanh's hand and slowly opened it.

“Remove all positions of Prime Minister Co Dien Chi, immediately go to prison to investigate——”

“Wait.”

My voice is not loud, but the whole Tu Ninh Palace can hear it. The Queen Mother raised her eyes and looked at me.

“What does the Prime Minister's wife have to say?”

“Who gave this edict?”

“Of course the emperor.”

I look towards the new emperor. The twelve year old child cowered on the phoenix tower, his eyes red, not daring to look at anyone.

"Sire." I took a step forward, my voice lowered very softly, but each word was clear, "Is this decree written by your own hand?"

The new Emperor opened his mouth and instinctively looked at the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother's finger tapped lightly on the armrest. The new emperor retracted his neck.

"It's... I wrote it."

"Okay." I nodded, not in a hurry, "Then my father would like to ask one more question—What crime did Prime Minister Co Dien Chi commit?"

The Queen Mother said in a cold voice: "Gathering parties for personal gain, alone in the court——"

"These crimes were already prosecuted last time, the evidence is fake, has the Queen Mother forgotten?"

“Things then were different from what they are now.”

“So now, where is the evidence?”

The Queen Mother's face darkened.

“Madam Prime Minister, how long do you want to harass?”

“I'm not here to cause trouble.”

I looked straight at her, every word was clear.

“I came to tell the Queen Mother—— you want to dismiss the prime minister, okay.”

“But before that, you have to pass through a door.”

I took out an envelope from my sleeve.

“This is an urgent military report that my father sent back from Bac Cuong today. The Bac Cuong royal court proposed new conditions for peace talks—they specifically wanted Co Dien Chi to be the negotiating envoy. If he does not appear, the peace talks will immediately break down, and Bac Cuong will immediately go south. Ha.”

The whole main hall was as quiet as paper. The Queen Mother's face changed.

“The Queen Mother can dismiss Co Dien Chi.” I placed the envelope on the throne, my movements were neither fast nor slow, "but after dismissing him, Bac Cuong will strike down—who will bear the burden?"

"My father can carry the burden, but my father only listens to the prime minister's mobilization orders. If the prime minister goes to prison, my father's soldiers will not move."

“Does the Queen Mother think that the Imperial Army can stop 200,000 Northern Cuong iron cavalry?”

In electricity, you can hear a pin drop. All the ministers kneeling on the ground raised their heads. Look at the Queen Mother again. The Queen Mother's fingers tightened on the armrest until they turned white. Ly Hanh knelt to one side, cold sweat flowing. A long time later——The Queen Mother slowly folded that decree.

“Today's matter… let's talk about it.”

She stood up and looked at me. In those eyes there was hatred, there was fear, there was also something I couldn't see through. It's like——behind the hesitation, there was also a trace of admiration. But she didn't say another word. Turn around and enter the inner hall. The pearl curtains fell, separating all eyes. I turned my head to look at Co Dien Chi. He stood there, not moving. But in the depths of his eyes, there was a light that I had never seen before. It's not gratitude, nor is it respect. It was a kind of look —— Only when a man looks at his most important person, can he have that kind of look —— Certainty. I reached out to him.

“Let's go, go home.”

He took my hand. My palms were full of cold sweat. This was the only time he showed any vulnerability tonight.

“Okay, go home.”